Georgia’s graduation rates released: How did your school do?

The Georgia Department of Education today released its 2013 graduation rate for public high schools. Overall, the state graduation rate increased by two percentage points, from 69.7 percent to 71.5 percent.

In the four Reporter Newspapers coverage areas – Sandy Springs, Buckhead, Dunwoody and Brookhaven – some schools were posting better graduation rates while some were in decline. Cross Keys High, a DeKalb County School, continued to sit at the bottom of the list, graduating 42.4 percent of students, down from 51 percent in 2012. North Atlanta High, an Atlanta Public School, showed the most improvement, graduating 80.2 percent of students, up from 61 percent in 2012.